Diplomacy in the age of expertise: the case of cyber diplomacy.
This article examines the role of expertise in the emergence and evolution of new diplomatic issue areas. Contemporary diplomatic practice increasingly requires coordination across knowledge domains. Nowhere is this more evident than in issues involving fast evolving technology, such as artificial i...
| Publicado en: | International Affairs Vol. 102; no. 2; pp. 513 - 535 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Mar2026
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